A. Yes; I telegraphed to the Governor after he had been called upon and given the general results of the trouble—I telegraphed. I thought it was very important for him to be back in the city at the earliest moment he could come. That I thought the peace of the whole State was threatened.
Q. What time did you send that telegram?
A. I think that was sent the next day some time.
Q. On Friday?
A. Yes.
Q. Did you see General Latta before he left for Pittsburgh?
A. Yes. He was there when I got to West Philadelphia. He was very much disturbed. He told me that the Governor, before leaving, had left power and authority with him to exercise his authority in case of disturbance. I asked what he proposed to do about the matter, and he said he proposed to go to Pittsburgh, and be governed by circumstances. If the Governor was called upon, that he would do what was necessary and proper to be done, under the circumstances, to preserve the order of the State. I think it was about a quarter before twelve o'clock on Thursday night when I saw him. I expressed to him the importance of preserving the highways of the country intact, as I understood it and believed it.
Q. When did you first learn that they had ordered the troops out—when the Adjutant General had ordered them out?
A. I understood about four o'clock Friday morning that the sheriff of Allegheny county had called for troops.
Q. And you understood then that General Latta would call them in pursuance of the call of the sheriff?